SPURIOUS CORRELATION

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N., Sam M.S.
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the situation where variables are correlated through their common relationship with one or more other variables but not through a causal mechanism. Have a look on third-variable problem.

SPURIOUS CORRELATION: "Spurious correlation deals with the relationship of variables."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SPURIOUS CORRELATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/spurious-correlation/ (accessed June 28, 2022).

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